Connecting To A Serial Management Console - 3Com 3CRWX120695A Installation And Basic Configuration Manual

Connecting to a
Serial Management
Console
3 Plug the power cord into the WX power supply.
The WX switch begins booting as soon as you plug in the power cord(s).
4 Observe the power supply LED for each connected power supply to verify
that the LED is steadily glowing green. This indicates normal power
supply operation.
Initial configuration of the WX switch requires a connection to the
switch's CLI through the serial console port. Figure 6 shows how to install
a serial cable on the WX switch. Refer to this figure as you perform the
procedure. (For cable requirements, see "Serial Console Cable" on
page 21.)
Figure 6 Serial Cable Installation
To connect a PC to the serial console port:
1 Insert the serial cable into the PC port as shown in Figure 6.
2 Insert the other end of the cable into the serial console port on the WX
switch as shown in Figure 6.
3 Start a standard VT100 terminal emulation application on the PC, and
configure the following modem settings:
9600 bps
8 bits
1 stop

Connecting to a Serial Management Console

Serial port Serial cable
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Serial port on computer